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The centre of the Milky Way
Image of the galactic centre. For the interferometric GRAVITY observations the star IRS 16C was used as a reference star, the actual target was the star S2. The position of the centre, which harbours the (invisible) black hole known as Sgr A*,with 4 million solar masses, is marked by the orange cross.
Credit:ESO/MPE/S. Gillessen et al.
Over de afbeelding
| Id: | eso1622b |
| Type: | Collage |
| Publicatiedatum: | 23 juni 2016 10:00 |
| Gerelateerde berichten: | eso1622 |
| Grootte: | 1384 x 1126 px |
Over het object
| Naam: | IRS 16C |
| Type: | Milky Way : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole |
| Categorie: | Quasars and Black Holes |
